Apparatus for producing gaseous fuel.



F. M. BITES, DECD.

c. H. GALLAGHER. ExEcuToR. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GASEOUS FUEL.

APPLICATION HLED Dsc. a, 1912.

19H49? 88@ Patented June 29, 1915.

FRANCIS M. RITES, OF SLATERVILLE SPRINGS, NEW YORK; CHARLES H.GALLAGHER,

`EXECUTOR OF SAID FRANCIS M. RITES. IDECEASED,` ASSIGNOR TO PERIE BITES,OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, GUARDIAN FOR MARION IB.,y BITES.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GASEOUS FUEL.l

Application filed December 3, 1912.

T0 @Z7 z/'mm if may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. BITES, acitizen of the United States, residing at Slaterville Springs. in thecounty of Tompkins and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Apparatus for Producing Gaseous Fuel, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an apparatus by .which crudeoil can be readily converted into a mixed combustible gas and vapor,which product is susceptible of use for burning either as a gas or forthe purpose of producing power in internal combustion engines or forvarious purposes in the arts which require a combustible gaseous fuel,and to this end I, provide a combustion chamberA` an evaporating chamberand a mixing chamber, with supplementary devices or fixtures suitablefor carrying out my process. all of which will be hereinafter fullydescribed.

These and other objects of my invention will be fully illustrated inthe. drawings. described in the specification and pointed out in theclaims at the end thereof.

In the accompanying drawings. the figure is a vertical sectionalelevation of the gas producer or carbureter.

In the drawings like reference numerals refer to like parts.

The apparatus by which my process is carried into elfect consists of ashell 1. On one side of this shell is an opening 2 into which extendsthe spraying nozzle 3. Extending into this nozzle is the feeding tube lwhich communicates with the chamber 5. rI`his chamber has an opening 6therein with which communicates the supply tube 7, which supply tubecommunicates with the reservoir of crude oil. The opening at the end ofthe tube 7 is controlled by the valve 8 which in turn is operated by afloat governor 9 mounted upon a bell crank lever 10 pivoted on the lug11 and connected to the intermediate walking beam 12.

Into the chamber 5 is discharged a quantity of crude oil suiicient toclose the valve. The oil flows from the chamber 5 through the tube 1into the spraying nozzle 3 where -it is mixed with a. blast ofcompressed air and discharged into the chamber 13 as a fiame. Placedopposite the discharge end of the nozzle 3 is a Series of baffle plates14,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-@(1 Jun@ 29, 1915.

SeriaI No. 734,793.

15 and 1G against which the ame impinges and by which it is caused tospread out, securing a more complete atomizing mixture and combustion.

It is desirable to feed an excess of fuel through the tube 4f so as tosecure as far as possible the production in the chamber 13 of carbonmonoxid instead of carbon dioxid, leaving any hydrogen that may be inthe liquid fuel free in the product of combustion in the chamber 13 ashydrogen. The chamber 13 is surrounded on five sides by a water jacket,the various legs of which are such as are indicated at 1T. 1S and 19.The tube 2O is provided for directly connecting the steam space in thejackets 1T and 19 and this tube in turn delivers steam to the combustionchamber through the tube Q1 at the opening 22. The water space in allthe jackets is connected for free circulation at the bottom and thesteam space communicates around the top of the ackets. There is nodischarge outlet from the water jackets other than the tube :'21 throughwhich the steam passes. A water level is maintained in the jackets thatwill avoid overfiow through the steam pipe. This may be done byconnecting the water supply pipe IO with the water tank l1 into which anexcess of water may be discharged, the surplus of which will go outthrough an overiow 13. Any steam that may be formed in the water jacketsduring the Operation of the process in the chamber 13 will be dischargedinto the chamber 24. and the oxygen of the steam will be combined withthe carbon of the carbon monoxid, the hydrogen passing off as freehydrogen gas. Conveniently placed in the chamber 13 is the dischargeopening Q3 through which pass the products of combustion in the chamber13, which products of combustion are carbon monoxid and hydrogen,together with whatever nitrogen may be introduced with the air. Thedischarge opening :23 communicates with the mixing 'chamber Q4.

when the crude oil is discharged into the chamber 5 the lighter elementsare evaporated and pass off through the tubeQA and the heavier elementsremain and are drawn ofi. from the bottom of the chamber-) through thetube t for fuel purposes. The lighter elements of the crude oil aredischarged through the tube Q5 as vapor or gases into the top of themixing chamber 21, where CLAPP they are mixed and maintainedfas a gas orvapor by the heat contained in the products of combustion dischargedthrough the opening 23.

As theV process of burning or partial burning of the hydrocarbons iscarried out 1n the chamber 13, the chamber 5 becomes heated and thedistillation of gas and vapor 1n the chamber 5 is correspondinglycarried on, so that all the lighter parts of the oil are carried overthrough the tube 25 into the m1X ing'chamber 24 and only the heavierparts of the oil are drawn off through the tube 4 -to be burned orpartially burned in the chamber 13 for the purpose of producing heat andpermanent gas. The products `from both of the chambers 5 and 13 aremixed in the chamber 24e and are drawn o through the tube 26. The engineshown in Fig. 2 may be of any novel orl standard design, and constitutesno necessary part of the invention disclosed in this application.

It is obvious that many modifications and changes in the apparatusdescribed may be m-ade Without departing from the spirit of myinvention, the important feature of the invention being any apparatusthat will celectively divide the crude oil supply into two portions, asdescribed, converting one portlon into a vapor and the other 1nto aform.

ofproducer gas, which may or may not be mixed'.

I claiml. In an'apparatus for producing a combustible gas from oil, thecombination of a combustion chamber, water jackets on all but one sideof said combustion chamber, said combustion chamber serving to heat thevWaterjacket land form steam therein, a tube i u holding liquid oildirectly in contact with the combustion chamber on the unjacketed sidethereof, a tube for discharging liquid from thev vaporizing chamber intothe .combustion chamber, said vaporizing cham- .bination of a combustionchamber, a Va- -porizing chamber on said combustion cham- =ber, an oilsupply p1pe feeding oil into said 'vaporizing chamber, a. p1pe for theescape of the distilled vapo-r from said vaporizing chamber, a pipe forthedrainage of the vaporizing chamber, a pipe for the escape ofl thedistilled vapor from said vaporizing chamber, a pipe for the drainage ofthe heavy oil from said vaporizing chamber, means for partially burningsaid heavy oil in the combustion chamber and mixing the product of saidburning With the vapor from the vaporizing chamber. said combustionchamber serving to heat the vaporizing chamber.

et. In an appara'tus for producing combustible gas and vapor from oil.the combination of a Water jacketed combustion chamber, a vaporizingchamber, means for discharging the heavier oils from the vaporizingchamber into the combustion chamber, means for discharging steam fromthe Water jacket into the combustion chamber. said Combustion chamberoperating partially to burn the oil and steam to form producer gas fromsaid oil and steam and means for mixing the gaseous and vaporousproducts from both the vaporizing chamber and the combustion chamber.

5. In an apparatus for producing combustlble gas from 011 thecombination of a comj bustion chamber, a vaporizing chamber locatedabove the combustion chamber and provided with means to maintain a bodyof oil, a tube for transferring the residue from the vaporizing chamberto the combustion chamber, means for supplying air to the residue andpartially burning the same in the combustion chamber for heating andvaporizing the oil in the vaporizing chamber, a mixing chamber and meansfor connecting the combustion chamber and the vaporizing chamber withsaid mixing chamber, and means for conducting offA the gas of the mixingchamber.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANCIS M. BITES.

Witnesses t ALICE M. JUHANNs, LENA M. ASH.

